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I bought this grinder because I liked the size and it had decent reviews. Although it fit nicely into my small kitchen, it broke after after a few months. I bought the Cuisinart Supreme Grind Automatic Burr Mill after this grinder broke. The Cuisinart is still working perfectly after 2.5 years.
We've been using this grinder for three years now and it's performed well BUT.The grinder consistently clogs up when either grinding oily dark roasts OR grinding coffee fine for espresso. I keep a toothpick handy to unclog the opening and have learned to process coffee in small batches.The problem is exacerbated by the fact that you can't turn the grinder off (other than by unplugging it). The problem is that the coffee builds up at the opening between the burr and the receptacle for ground coffee. Once the opening is clogged, the coffee backs up until the timer finishes. Once the timer is set it will run until the time runs out. So if you discover the unit is starting to clog there's nothing much you can do until it's finished.
Since beans often won't feed properly, you have lags in time while you bang it on the counter to get the beans to feed.Overall, if you want a nice looking (depending on taste) grinder at a low price for drip or French press coffee only, then this could serve you.But did I forget to say - do NOT buy this grinder if you want to make espresso. It's somewhat noisy but that depends on your tolerance levels.
Avoid this grinder if you want a true "espresso grind".At first I thought something was wrong with this grinder for not being able to produce a grind finer than my old Capresso set to medium-coarse. I'm serious.
The grind is coarse grinds mixed with near-powder. Then I read reviews and talked to other users with the same complaint.
Apparently this grinder, despite claiming an "espresso" grind, cannot muster anything finer than that satisfactory for drip.As a grinder for drip coffee, it's not that impressive, aside from its looks. One other annoyance is the somewhat useless timer which can't be stopped once set in motion (without forcing it, which I wouldn't recommend).
LOL.
Works great, use it for two separate batches every morning; one espresso and one medium grind. No problems in almost two years.
The top lid is hard to lift off with the formed little handle grip. Dump 'em in, turn on the switch, and when it's done it's done. I will look for a different brand when this one goes. I've had this grinder for probably two years now. When you lift the plastic lid off the ground cup dispenser, the meaningless swivel plastic piece on the top likes to slip our and spill fine coffee dust over your countertop. I don't want to have to have a math degree just to grind my beans.
Who cares about trying to "time" the cycle with the "amount" of beans being added.
You really have to use your fingertips to lift it off by the rim.
Also, the passage hole between the hopper and your final dispenser is quick to become clogged.
It still runs, getting used about twice a day at most.
If it is still "running" when the last bean has gone through, just pull the cord and let the spring wound timer come to a halt by itself in a few seconds.
All the number/letter combinations on the control dial are stupid and meaningless.
All you have to really do is put in the amount of beans you want in the hopper, and turn on the "grind" switch (in addition to the coarseness setting).
Maybe all burr grinders are this way.this is my first.
I have no idea what this separate little piece is supposed to accomplish, other than to make your bean grinding experience more annoying.
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